[em.boss] vt [ME embosen, fr. MF embocer, fr. en- + boce boss] (15c) 1: to raise the surface of into bosses; esp: to ornament with raised work
2: to raise in relief from a surface
3: adorn, embellish -- em.boss.able adj -- em.boss.er n -- em.boss.ment n
[2]emboss vt [ME embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultim. fr. MF bois woods] (14c) archaic: to drive (as a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion